The Refinish Competence Center at BASF Spain in Marchamalo, Guadalajara Province, Spain, celebrated its official reopening.

BASF is supporting 2018 SkillsUSA winner Dylan Wertz who will represent the United States at the 2019 WorldSkills competition in Kazan, Russia.

By sponsoring the WorldSkills competition, a world championship of non-academic occupations, the Automotive Refinish business unit of BASF's Coatings division supports young talent, inspires them and makes them excited about the spray-painting profession.

Capital Paint & Refinish has won the BASF ColorSource Automotive Refinish 2018 Distributor of the Year award for a third time at the annual ColorSource conference.

P.O.R. Products Inc., New Rochelle, New York, has established a new business unit that focuses on the auto refinish market.

Axalta is launching its Audurra range of refinish accessories in Europe.

Axalta has achieved the Platinum Level of the Clé Verte® environmental certification for its Learning and Development Center in Pointe-Claire, Canada.

AxFactor is body shop management software designed to empower automotive workshop owners by helping them boost body shop productivity and cut costs to increase profits.

According to a new report released by research firm MarketsandMarkets Inc., the automotive refinish coatings market is projected to grow from $7 billion in 2017 to $8.5 billion by 2022, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.0% from 2017 to 2022.